K-12

As part of a comprehensive plan to improve the education system and make it more equitable, the U.S. Department of Education is building an online dashboard of data related to equity in U.S. schools.

In talking to students at The Dalton Academy, administrators found many liked the idea of four in-person learning days and one virtual day per week, but the idea of holding classes later in the day was less popular.

According to LearnPlatform’s latest EdTech Top 40 report, Google products remain popular, and use of digital tools in K-12 classrooms did not abate even after instruction mostly shifted back to an in-person environment.

With help from the nonprofit CS is Elementary, Ector County Independent School District in Texas is hosting a series of webinars to teach families about being safe on social media, Zoom calls and other digital spaces.

The state competition organized by FIRST Indiana Robotics drew 32 teams and hundreds of students, teachers and advisers to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to showcase their work building and programming robots.

The ed-tech software company Clever announced an identity management add-on to its digital learning platform, aiming to boost security and reduce the risk of a breach by automating the maintenance of user accounts.

To meet the state requirement that all public high schools must offer a semester of computer science starting this fall, the Iowa Department of Education has dispensed four grants to train more than 830 teachers.

No surprise, a new report tells us that children’s screen time increased during the pandemic. The jury is out on how this will impact them, but parents have a role to play in guiding better screen-time habits.

While most students are back in classrooms, virtual instruction is here to stay as a facet of education nationwide, and teachers from around the country have professional advice for making the most of it.

Four years after the district started competitive video gaming teams, esports are being recognized alongside traditional sports, and teachers and parents say students are gaining interest in school.

The New York state budget enacted Friday requires that all school buses purchased after 2027 be electric and the state's 50,000 diesel buses be phased out, which will require charging stations and other infrastructure.

Clark County School District in Nevada will install personal panic buttons in classrooms that will notify first responders when pressed, following a recent violent incident and pleas from teachers for safety measures.

Visiting Haverhill High School on Monday, Senator Edward Markey, Congresswoman Lori Trahan and other officials discussed the the E-Rate program, American Rescue Plan and other strides toward closing the digital divide.

As a new option for online learning, Pennsylvania’s Capital Area Online Learning Association is offering courses through StrongMind, which provides either teachers or professional development to client schools.

With students spending most of their waking hours interacting with technology, educators must think critically about its appropriate use and discuss with students the cost of relying so much on these tools.

Intel's two new programs include a two-week, intensive training session to qualify community college students for work as factory technicians, and another to introduce Hillsboro high school students to job opportunities.

Amazon Web Services will work with Nevada public schools, the state’s higher education system and the state’s workforce innovation office to fill thousands of jobs over the next three years.

The National Science Teaching Association and Vernier Software & Technology awarded one middle school teacher and two high school teachers for innovative ideas about using data collection to make STEM more engaging.